Wheel hub



J. .DRUM-B.-

WHEEL H'UB.

APPLycATmN FILED JUNE 9, 1920,'

Patented Jan. 31, 1922.l

Mw? "di Jenin manine, or BUFFALO',` NEW YoeieAssrGNoR 'ro MCKINNONDASH oonirANYQor l 'moesen f AppncanonleieaJune'e;

l and simplified construction which-can be ',.made of steel'parts,thus-replacingthe mal#` Talvlwiolmz'tmayconcern. 1 Be it known that I, JOHN Dnnivrnfa citiY izenof the nited` States, lresiding at. Bur# falo, vin the .county ,of Erie and `State of Newl York, have invented a new' anduse` which.

ful Improvement 'nNVheel Hubs, of the followingis 'a'speciicationt l .This invention relates to hubs of the kind used onl vehicle wheels.`

i The Objectsrof thermal-'tion sretofpro-g vide a wheel hub offthis'kind-oic improved i a A reduced scale.

Fig. '3 is an end elevationthereof. The hub shown in the drawings is intended to replace the usual malleable iron hub now .employed on F ord automobiles, but it will be understood that this invention can 'be used in connection with wheels of vehicles ofl any other kind, able iron liubs generally include a cylindri-A cal body portion :having at Vopposite endsl parts adapte-d to receive the bearings and Valso an integral flange to which the spokes of the wheel are secured, and these vhubs arev therefore more or less complicated to manufacture and frequently break, v d

The hub` embodying the invention and which is shown in the drawings includes a cylindrical body portion A, which in the construction shown is made of'a single piece of steel tubing, seamless tubing :being-'preferably used, a flange member B, and a cup-shaped bearing member C, the flange and cup members being rigidly seeuredr'to the cylindrical body portion ofthe hub. The body portion A is provided adjacent to one end thereof with a stop which is preferably made integral therewith andwhich in the construction shown is in the form of -a bead'or annular oii'setportion a which may be made by heatingthe steel tube and then` forming thebead thereon. This beadrtorins al stop for positioning the hub iangeV B. At the other` end .of thebody portion'v a v'bead c is formed whichl projectsinwardly securely-wedge'the disk ong-the Y the like s g2.

' stema-biel V'f Leners niet! resented fJan. 31511922; f

1920. j 'seriali in. 387,73*?.` i y toward'thei-interiorothe body portion forms 'an inner annular sho-u lder. The Aendl 'Y of thejbodyportion is 'threaded asy shown at a2 'and is-ad'apted to reeeivethe-usual hub cap v(not shown)l which cover-s the endfof the axle and hub." f

' The hub 'flange Bi may be' olf; 'any'v suitable or desired 'constructionthat shown bein'ginsV i the form, of an annular steel Yplate which@ i Y i may be'stampedor otherwiseformed.l The Hange-is-provide'd with a central perforation whiclrenables the samefto be inserted over vthe1s't'eel tube-from"which ftheihub is" t formed, and vthe vdiskfi's preferablyuprof lvided with an annular, bevelled, inner'e'dge b 'adapted to cooperate withl the bead fate.

annularhwall'c and an"inwardly lenteliding f annular portion c', .the inner facelof which isadapted to bear yagainstthe exterior *oitV the :body portion Ae When the parts of the hub are assembled the-flange portion BI is first positioned'over theend of thebody portion Ajand placed against thestop bead ai. The bearing cup C isv then placed over the same end of the tube or body portion into engagement with the langeportionB.

The end of the tube` is then ,upsetorturned outwardly, either'byvrollingorbyf'anyfother means, as shown at a3,- so as: to- Vsecurely v v 1 u 'l 1 press the bearing cup (i against theange B and thereby also orcethe flange against the bead a. Y v Y The bearing cup .C

l is made to receive a` 'bearing D of any suitable kind andthe `turned-over portion a3 of thetubularjbody'- of the hub :forms stop -lforethe bearing l). At the opposite end of thehub abearing E is provided which may be inserted f'v into thersteel tubeor body portion -oif the hubfand which bears aga-inst the bead a VThese two bearings are`V ofthejsameQcon- Astruction heretoforeV used and ofthemselvesfV constitute' no part of this invention'.

Therparts of the'wheel may be ,'moun'ted l, 17N on the hub in any `Suitable' manner, .i5-In; 1075- which are held'invplace bythe flangegmemj Y ber B' of the hub and by,"afcerrespond-ing n Fig, 1,'F represents thek spokesfof`;aj"wheel Y flange g, the'fspokesv andthe fianlges'B` and "f1 g being connected by fmeans of rivets Sor Y manufactured. v

The hub described is intended toreplacev the usual malleable iron hub now usedV and has the advantage of beingstrongerv than'V the corresponding malleable ironl huban'd of being practically unbreakable. The hubs described are easily manufactured andcan be made oi steel tubing of standard size,so

thatvery little: machine Work is necessary.V` The hub is so made that all of the parts of the Wheel such as ball bearings, hub caps,V

spokes, etc., as heretofore used on malleable iron hubs, can` be usedwithoutchange on the hubdescribed7 :for examplefthe hub` shown. in VFig. l is intended to replacethe malleable iron hubs of. the frontywheels o a Ford automobile. Consequently the bear ing cup C is so made as to receive the standardouter bearing member represented vby E. The flange g andthe spokes F are also the same as novv used onfF ord Wheels. By

- changing the sizeor proportions ofthe parts of the hub they same can be easily adapted for use inl connection With parts ol'zwheels other than those. used with Wheelsj on Ford ears. Y

The hub described has'the advantage. of being very strong and' When` the partsthereof are assembled asdeseribed, the` parts of the hub are securely held'together and since Vthe parts of the hubs canbe made of steel tubing. andplatcs, they canbe very easily I claim as my invention:

l. A hub for apvehicle Wheel including a tubular body portionhaving*an'outvvardly extending bead formed thereon, an annular membery through which said body portion v extends and which bearsagainst said bead,

jacent to onev end thereof',z.a hub flangememV p ber having a central'f openingrthroughA WhicliiV` Y v saidV bodyv por-tion extends and' adapted' to be pressed against said"V outwardly extendingV portion,V said central opening being! shaped to iorm a Wedging engagement: Withsaid outwardly extending Yportion,V and?V aturnedsover integral. end portion .onf said'` body portion for holdingl said flange inein-fr Y ber on` said bodyl portion. f 1 f y JOHN( DRU Witnesses: r

EDITH I. SHoNTs, Y. W. D. 'WofruAlm itness my hand this. 4th;- day'vof' June,` 

